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Linda wanted to visit the lavender fields, so we headed south towards Provence and crossed some serious mountains. As the Tour de France passed through this area just a few days earlier, there were still plenty of cheers painted on the roads as we drove up the hair-pin mountain roads. We crossed the mountains at the Col du Galibier, which is the highest point in the Tour since it can only be reached from the north side by crossing the Col du Télégraphe first. There were many cyclists here as well, who we as amazed by us climbing the mountain with our ancient car. We headed down the south side of the mountain and ended up on a camp site near the town of Sisteron which has an old fortress overlooking the river Durance. We stayed here for two days and visited the town and the fortress. As we hadn't made any specific travel plans, we decided to head towards Avignon. We wanted to go there last year, but we didn’t because the weather was awful. Avignon still has a medieval center with much of the city wall still in place. From here, we headed back home, which took another 5 days. During our 3300 km drive we passed an old-timer tour. Many passed by including a Porsche 914, a Peugeot 304, a Ferrari 308 GTS, & a Panhard. This last one was the most exotic as I’d never seen one. The reaction of people when you pass by is always nice to watch. Even in the sleepiest towns, we got a lot of thumbs up. It amazed me how many people actually know the T34, especially elderly people who recognized the T34 instantly. Younger people on the other hand can hardly believe it is a Volkswagen. In fact, one guy asked me if it was a prototype. During the trip, the only thing that had a problem was the side marker lights stopped working, as rain water leaked through the old seals, shorting-out the bulbs. Another minor issue was that the carburetor idle value somehow loosened itself a bit, which caused the engine to stop when you take your foot away from the throttle. With a single carb 1500cc engine, this was an easy fix, even for me, just tightening. I kept track of the mileage and found we got 12.3 km per litre. We had a great drive but now I have to clean of all those bugs from the front nose. What a massacre …
Ultra VW Magazine: Razor Sharp July 2012 article on Wayne McCarthy’s amazingly preserved 1968 that just turned over 9000 original miles this year!
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